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Kerry primary school team refuses photo with Allianz sponsor banner

Students and staff from Scoil Íognáird Rís chose not to pose with Allianz signage after winning a county Gaelic games final in Tralee on Tuesday.

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Players from Dingle primary school Scoil Íognáird Rís refused to be photographed alongside Allianz signage following their county final victory on Tuesday, irishexaminer.com reported. The team won the primary schools county decider at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, defeating Scoil Náisiúnta Gleann na gCoileach from Killorglin. [1]

The insurance firm Allianz is the official sponsor of Cumann na mBunscol, the primary schools organisation within the Gaelic Athletic Association, according to irishexaminer.com. Following discussions between school staff and participating students, the team elected not to stand behind the sponsor banner during post-match celebrations. [1]

Scoil Íognáird Rís is led by principal Pádraig Corcoran, irishexaminer.com reported. Corcoran previously managed Dingle to the All-Ireland senior club championship earlier this year and was formerly a coach for the Kerry senior football team. [1]

The match took place in County Kerry, where the local county board oversees regional Gaelic games, while Allianz operates internationally as an insurance provider founded in Berlin in 1890. [2][5]

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In short

  • Scoil Íognáird Rís defeated Scoil Náisiúnta Gleann na gCoileach in a county final in Tralee.
  • Players and staff chose not to pose behind Allianz sponsor signage after the game.
  • Allianz acts as the sponsor for the primary schools GAA organisation, Cumann na mBunscol.
  • School principal Pádraig Corcoran previously managed Dingle to an All-Ireland senior club title.

Sources

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  1. [1]Kerry GAA schools champions refuse to be photographed with Allianz signageirishexaminer.com, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

  1. [2]Kerry GAA on Wikipedia
  2. [3]Mesut Özil on Wikipedia
  3. [4]Kerry GAA on Grokipedia
  4. [5]Allianz on Grokipedia
  5. [6]Adrian Sheehan appointed Fossa manager following Jerome Stack departure FTMQ News, 1d ago
  6. [7]Nine Kerry schools receive 36,000 euros in total creative arts funding FTMQ News, 7d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 7 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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